Oren specializes in designing custom artwork for architecture, brands and manufacturers that is colorful, sophisticated, and contemporary for a wide variety of clients including Steuben Glass, PepsiCo, the Disney Corporation, the Olympics, Visa, Hermès, Mobil Oil, and the U.S. Postal Service among others.
An alumnus and professor specializing in marketing and branding at the renowned Rhode Island School Of Design, Oren has partnered with corporations across the country developing original artwork and licensed collections that capture a brand’s identity. His work is sophisticated, contemporary and utterly unique, standing at the cutting edge where art meets commerce. Oren’s versatility and visual intelligence inform his distinctive approach. His art powers brand, creating a multi-level subliminal experience that resonates as an unspoken message everywhere the environment touches the customer.
Oren's work lives at the intersection between visual storytelling, art and architecture, focusing on applying two-dimensional work in a three-dimensional way to create engaging and experiential spaces. Oren worked at Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston, crafting strategic narratives and original artworks for interior spaces, creating a multilevel, subliminal experience that resonates as a lyrical and unspoken message, recently making the leap to designing collections in 3-D space.
In 2022 he was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award from Boston Design Week and in June 2022 gave his first TEDx presentation “Finding Creativity: A Solo Journey to a Connected Place.”
When we give up our dreams and conform to other people’s expectations, why does it seem to make everybody happy except us? In his work at Elkus Manfredi Architects, Oren Sherman crafts strategic narratives and original artworks, creating a multilevel, subliminal experience that resonates as an unspoken message. His work and life experiences have led Oren to believe that others may need to conform to a persistent idea of reality—but that doesn’t mean that you must.
Our design process begins with a 3D model, generating countless 2D patterns for interior surface design application, as wallcovering, wall panels, fabric and any printable surface, eliminating the inherent restrictions of pattern repeat, offering countless, scalable patterns and color-ways unique to the market. Not a single collection but a design method of endless pattern assets and opportunities, offered as a licensed curated collection or custom design brand collaboration.
A collection designed for co-creation, aligned with manufacturer, sales rep and customer needs. We present the opportunity for the brand and product to become a fully immersive, 3D brand experience. Liminal, the world we live in and the place our imaginations take us to.
After 11 great years as specialty designer in Interiors at Elkus Manfredi Architects, I am excited to begin a design consultancy forging new creative collaborations and partnerships.
My areas of specialty are color expertise, 2-D and 3-D pattern design, wall graphics as storytelling for the brand, and custom carpets partnered with my licensed manufacturers, offering full production capability.
Please contact me for details.
